Piazza del Duomo

For the past 1600 years, Piazza del Duomo has been the one of the centers of Florence's religious life. It is made up of Piazza del Duomo and Piazza San Giovanni. It is one of the most visited place in the Europe and the world. Around the piazza lies the Duomo of Firenze, Santa Maria del Fiore, Giotto's Campanile, the Florence Baptistery, the Loggia del Bigallo, the Opera del Duomo Museum, and the Arcivescovile and Canonici's palace. The west zone of this square is called San Giovanni square.

The square is saturated with visitors day and night snapping photos and admiring the beauty of the church. The front steps of the church become a meeting point for young people in the evening; this piazza never sleeps! In January 2010, the city of Florence forbid traffic in the piazza, making it strictly a pedestrian zone. This has led to a significant improvement in mobility and the piazza has become more lively than ever.